The ref's shirt incident was at Anfield, not Goodison. He ended up wearing a USA 94 t-shirt inside out.
The ref's shirt incident was at Anfield, not Goodison. He ended up wearing a USA 94 t-shirt inside out.
Don't think so
Soccer - Villa players in danger of losing their shirts.
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1 September 1993
Reuters News
LBA
Aston Villa could be forced to change the colour of their garish new kit because of claims their players, the referee and his linesmen all look the same.
The English club's recently-launched green-and-black striped away strip was criticised this week by Everton manager Howard Kendall, who said they clashed with the green outfits worn by officials.
Even when referee Alan Gunn changed into a black shirt in the second-half of Tuesday's match, it failed to solve the problem. The Villa players, who play in claret and blue at home, complained afterwards they still thought he was one of their own team.
"One of the problems is that the new referees' shirts are all one colour, whereas in the old days they had white collars and cuffs which helped them stand out," said Gunn.
League spokesman Mike Foster said: "Villa's manufacturers sent us a sample of the cloth in the summer and we could not see any difference, say, with Newcastle's black-and-white strip and the old all-black referee kit. Nobody used to object to that.
"We discussed it with the referees and they were quite happy to accept our view. But we will have to see if it needs another look."
